Placement Testing Information

Mathematics

Reading


Math Placement Test

Placement in some Mathematics classes and all Management Sciences classes is based upon the Mathematics score on the SAT and/or a math placement test.

Norm Brodsky College of Business Students

  • Students with a Math SAT score of 570 or ACT score of 23 or higher are placed in Quantitative Methods for Business (MSD 105). No placement test is required.
  • Students with a Math SAT score of 560 or lower or ACT score of 22 or lower are required to take an online Math Placement Test prior to attending Orientation. Details on this placement test will be included in the Norm Brodsky College of Business Dean’s Welcome Letter.

College of Arts and Science

Science and mathematics majors who were admitted test optional are required to take the math placement test.  Students with test scores will be placed as follows. 

  • Students with an SAT Math score of 560 (of ACT Math score of 23) or below will be placed in MTH 100 and students with an SAT Math score of between 570 and 640 (ACT Math score between 24 and 27) will be placed into MTH 105
  • Students with an SAT Math score of 650 (ACT Math score of 28) and above will be placed into MTH 210

Students wishing to challenge these placements may take the math placement test. 

Reading Placement

Students will be placed based in a reading course based upon the following criteria:

  • Students who were admitted test optional will be placed according to High School GPA: 
    • Students with a high school GPA below 3.11 will be placed into CRC 100: College Reading.  
  • Students using their SAT EBRW score and High School GPA will be placed as follows:
    • Students with an SAT EBRW score below 470 and who have a High School GPA below 3.4 will be placed into CRC 100.